RLP Draft
1.2 07-01-29
Revised Procedures for
Accredited
Standards Committee C63
ElectroMagnetic Compatibility (EMC)
January
2007
1. General
These
procedures meet the requirements for due process and development of consensus
for approval of American National Standards as given in Clause 1.0 of the ANSI Essential
Requirements: Due process requirements for American National Standards. [See www.ansi.org]
2. Organization of the committee
The
Accredited Standards Committee (ASC) C63tm shall consist of its consensus body
and secretariat. The ASC shall have a
title, scope, and an interest classification system for its members. The membership shall be sufficiently diverse
to ensure reasonable balance without dominance by a single interest category in
accordance with Clause 1.2 and 1.3 of the ANSI Essential Requirements.
3. Responsibilities
3.1 Consensus
Body
The
consensus body shall be responsible for:
a.
Proposing American National Standards within the scope of the ASC;
b.
Developing proposed American National Standards within the scope of the ASC;
c.
Maintaining the standards developed by the ASC in accordance with Clause 4.7 of
the ANSI Essential Requirements.
d.
Adopting ASC policy and procedures for interpretations of the standard(s)
developed by the consensus body (see Clause11 herein);
e.
Responding to requests for interpretations of the standard(s) developed by the
consensus body (see.Clause10.3 herein);
f.
Adopting ASC procedures and revisions thereof;
g.
Other matters requiring consensus body action as provided in these procedures
3.2 Consensus
Body for approval of standards
The consensus body for approval of proposed American National Standards within the scope of the ASC C63tm shall be a Balloting Group, which shall be formed as specified in Clause 8.4.
3.3 Secretariat
The
secretariat shall be responsible for:
a.
Applying for ASC accreditation by ANSI and maintaining accreditation in
accordance with ANSI requirements, including submission of the consensus body
roster;
b.
Overseeing the consensus body in compliance with these procedures;
c.
Maintaining a roster of the consensus body and a list of standards for which
the consensus body is responsible;
d.
Providing a secretary to perform administrative work, including secretarial
services; preparation of meeting notices and the handling of meeting
arrangements; preparation and distribution of meeting agendas, minutes,
ballots, and draft standards; and maintenance of adequate records;
e. Submitting candidate standards
approved by the consensus body for approval of standards with supporting
documentation, for ANSI review and approval as American National Standards;
f.
Performing other administrative functions as required by these procedures;
g.
The administrative secretariat shall provide a written agreement to ANSI
defining explicit division of these responsibilities if composed of more than
one organization (i.e., co-secretariats).
4. Officers
There
shall be a chair and a vice-chair appointed by the secretariat from the
individual members or representatives of the consensus body, subject to
approval by majority vote of the consensus body. Each will serve until a successor is selected
and ready to serve. The vice-chair shall
carry out the chair’s duties if the chair is temporarily unable to do so. The secretary shall be appointed by the
secretariat.
There shall be a
steering committee for C63tm. The steering committee shall consist of the three
officers appointed by the secretariat, the immediate past chair, plus the
subcommittee chairs (see clause 6), and additional members
of the consensus body designated by the chair with the approval of the steering
committee. The Chair of C63tm shall be the Chair of the steering committee.
The scope of the
steering committee shall be to (1) manage the business (administrative) affairs
of C63tm, (2) manage the financial affairs of C63tm, and (3) provide an ongoing
strategic plan for C63tm.
5. Membership
Members
of the consensus body shall consist of organizations (preferably national in
scope), companies, government agencies, individuals, etc., having a direct and
material interest in the activities of the ASC.
The selection and addition of members, along with their interest
category, shall be subject to approval by a majority vote of the consensus body
after the application has been processed in accordance with Clause 5.1. The
termination of members shall be subject to approval by majority vote of the
consensus body after a review of the membership in accordance with Clause 5.2.
5.1 Application
A
request for membership on the consensus body shall be addressed to the
secretariat and shall indicate the applicant’s direct and material interest in
the ASC’s work, qualifications and willingness to
participate actively. In addition, if
the applicant is an organization, company, or government agency, it shall
identify a representative (and an alternate, if desired).
5.1.1 Recommendation
In
recommending appropriate action to the consensus body on applications for
membership, the secretariat shall consider the:
a.
Need for the active participation by each interest;
b.
Potential for dominance by a single interest category;
c.
Extent of interest expressed by the applicant and the applicant’s willingness
to participate actively;
d.
The representative identified by the applicant organization, company, or
government agency.
5.1.2 Diverse Interests
If
distinct divisions of an organization demonstrate independent interests and
authority to make independent decisions in the area of the activity of the ASC,
each is permitted to apply for membership.
5.1.3 Combined Interest
When
appropriate, the secretariat may recommend that the applicant seek
representation through an organization that is already a member and represents
the same or similar interest.
5.2 Review of Membership
The
secretariat shall review the consensus body membership list annually with
respect to the criteria of Clause.5. Members are expected to fulfill
obligations of active participation.
Where a member is found in habitual default of these obligations, the
secretariat shall direct the matter to the consensus body for appropriate
action, which may include termination of membership.
5.3 Observers and individual experts
Individuals
and organizations having an interest in the ASC’s
work, may request listing as observers.
The consensus body may also select individual experts to assist it. Individual experts shall serve for a
renewable term of one year and shall be subject to approval by vote of the
consensus body. Observers and individual
experts shall be advised of the ASCís activities, may
attend meetings, and may submit comments for consideration, but shall have no
vote.
5.4 Interest Categories
All
appropriate interests that are directly and materially affected by the
standards activity of the ASC C63tm shall have the opportunity for fair
and equitable participation without dominance by any single interest. Each member of ASC C63tm shall propose its
own interest category as appropriate, and in accordance with the consensus
body’s established categories, when the member becomes a member of a Balloting
Group for a particular standard, as specified in Clause 8.4
The
interest categories shall be established or revised by a vote of the consensus
body. The rationale for the selection of
categories shall be included in the ballot by the consensus body for approval
of standards and submitted to ANSI as part of the accreditation requirements.
5.5 Membership Roster
The
secretariat shall maintain a current and accurate consensus body roster and
shall distribute it to the members and their consensus body representatives at
least annually, and otherwise on request.
The roster shall include the following:
a.
Title of the ASC and its designation;
b.
Scope of the ASC;
c.
Secretariat: name of organization, name
of secretary, and address(es);
d.
Officers: chair and vice-chair;
e.
Members: name of organization or agency, its representative and alternate (as
applicable), addresses and business affiliations; or name, address, and
business affiliation of individual member(s);
f. For each subgroup: title, chair, and names
and addresses of all members.
6. Subgroups
created by the committee
6.1 Subcommittees created by the committee
When one or more subcommittees
are formed to expedite the work of the consensus body, their formation (and
later disbandment) requires approval by a majority vote of the consensus body
and appropriate public notice, e.g., the C63tm website. The scope and duties delegated
to the subcommittee shall be approved at the time it is formed, and subsequent
changes in scope or duties shall also require approval by the consensus
body. The charge to the subcommittee
shall clearly state whether:
a.
The subcommittee is responsible for the definitive content of one or
more standards and for responding to views
and objections thereon. Such subcommittee shall maintain a membership roster in
accordance with.Clauses 5.5(a) through.5.5(f) and
shall comply with the provisions in.Clauses 5.4,.7.1,
and Clause 8 as applied to voting on the standard(s);
or
b.
The subcommittee is responsible for assisting the consensus body (e.g.
drafting all or a portion of a standard, drafting responses to comments,
drafting positions on international standards, or other purely advisory
functions).
6.1.1
Chairperson and members of subcommittees
The chair and
members of a subcommittee shall be appointed by the chair of the consensus body
and confirmed by the consensus body. The
scope, duties, and membership of all subcommittees shall be reviewed by the
consensus body annually. The officers
and members of a subcommittee need not be members of the consensus body.
6.1.2 Subgroups of Subcommittees
Working
Groups and Task Forces formed under Subcommittees shall be formed by the
Subcommittee chair and be approved by a vote of the Subcommittee. The
chairperson of the Working Group or Task Force shall be appointed by the
chairperson of the Subcommittee. Membership of the Working Group or Task Force shall
be open (members need not be members of the consensus body) and shall be
approved by the Subcommittee; their mission and timetable shall also be
approved by the Subcommittee. The membership of the Working Group or Task Force
shall be reported to the Consensus Body for informational purposes only.
6.2
Approval of
standards
6.2.1
Proposed by a Subcommittee
Draft
standards and any substantive change (see Annex A of the ANSI Essential
Requirements) in the content of a standard proposed by a subcommittee shall be referred to the consensus body
for approval.
6.2.2
Proposed by Subgroups of Subcommittees
Draft standards and
any substantive change (see Annex A of
the ANSI Essential Requirements) in the content of a standard proposed by a
Working Group or Task Force shall be
referred to the subcommittee for review before submittal to the consensus body
for approval. The submittal to the consensus body shall be based on a majority
vote of the responsible subcommittee.
7. Meetings
Consensus
body meetings shall be held, as decided upon by the consensus body, the chair,
the secretariat, or by petition of five or more members, to conduct business,
such as making assignments, receiving reports of work, considering draft
standards, resolving differences among subgroups, and considering views and
objections from any source. Meetings of
subgroups may be held as decided upon by the members or chair of the subgroup.
7.1 Open Meetings
Meetings
of the consensus body and all subordinate bodies shall be open to all members
and others having a direct and material interest. At least four weeks’ notice of regularly
scheduled meetings of the consensus body shall be given by the secretariat in
ANSI’s Standards Action; or in other media designed to reach directly and
materially affected interests; or in both.
The notice shall describe the purpose of the meeting and shall identify
a readily available source for further information. An agenda shall be available and shall be
distributed in advance of the meeting to members and to others expressing
interest. The secretariat may maintain a
mailing list of other interests.
7.2 Quorum
A
majority of the members of the consensus body shall constitute a quorum for
conducting business at a meeting. If a
quorum is not present, actions shall only be taken subject to subsequent
confirmation by letter ballot or vote at a future meeting.
8. Voting
8.1 Vote
Except
in regard to votes on membership and officer-related issues, each member shall
vote one of the following positions:
a.
Affirmative
b.
Affirmative, with comment;
c.
Negative, with reasons (the reasons for a negative vote shall be given and if
possible should include specific wording or actions that would resolve the
objection);
d.
Abstain, with reasons.
For
votes on membership and officer-related issues, the yes/no/abstain method of
voting shall be followed.
8.1.1 Vote of alternate
An
alternate’s vote is counted only if the principal representative fails to vote.
8.1.2 Single Vote
Generally,
no representative shall have more than one vote. However, if two or more organizations appoint
the same individual to represent each of them, that individual may cast a
separate vote for each organization represented. The organizations shall confirm in writing to
the secretariat that they are aware of and will accept the results. Additionally, representation of more than one
organization by the same individual shall require approval by a majority of the
consensus body, excluding the vote of that individual.
8.1.3 Voting Period
The
voting period for e-mail ballots shall be three weeks. A paper ballot voting
period shall be six weeks from the date of issue or as soon as all ballots are
returned, whichever comes earlier. In
all cases, an extension or shortening of the ballot period may be granted at
the chair’s option, when warranted.
A
follow-up letter requesting immediate return of the ballot shall be sent, as
appropriate, to members and alternate members whose votes have not been
received within ten working days before the ballot closes. For e-mail ballots, a follow-up e-mail shall
be sent within five working days before the ballot closes.
8.2 Actions requiring approval by a majority
The
following actions require approval by a majority of the membership of the
consensus body either at a meeting or by letter ballot:
a.
Confirmation of officers appointed by the secretariat;
b.
Formation of a subgroup, including its procedures, scope, and duties;
c.
Disbandment of subgroups;
d.
Addition of new consensus body members and designation of their interest
categories;
e.
Approval of withdrawal of an existing standard.
8.3 Actions requiring approval by two-thirds of
those voting
The
following actions require a letter ballot or an equivalent formal recorded vote
with approval by at least a majority of the membership and at least two-thirds
of those voting, excluding abstentions:
a.
Adoption of ASC procedures, interest categories, or revisions thereof;
b. Approval for
submission to ANSI of change of ASC scope
8.4 Voting on standards
For
voting on proposed American National Standards within the scope of the ASC C63tm,
a Balloting Group, which will become the consensus body for approval of that
standard, shall be formed as follows:
a.
An invitation to ballot on a particular standard shall be sent to all ASC C63tm
committee members. Those responding affirmatively shall specify their interest
category for that standard. Normally these are: manufacturer, government, professional
society, trade association, test laboratory, or general interest, although some
standards may warrant a different set of specified interest categories.
b.
Those responding affirmatively shall comprise the balloting group, subject to
review by the secretariat to ensure balance among the interest groups. No
single group of common interest shall comprise more than 50% of the balloting
group. If necessary, the secretariat will invite additional specific parties as
specified in Subclause 8.4 (a) above to join the balloting group, in order to provide
satisfactory balance.
c.
When the balloting group is formed, the standard to be balloted shall be
distributed to each member of the balloting group.
Approval
of standards requires a letter ballot with approval by at least a majority of
the balloting group and at least two-thirds of those voting, excluding
abstentions. This procedure applies to:
a.
A new standard or reaffirmation of an existing one;
b.
Revision or addendum to part or all of a standard
8.5 Authorization of letter ballots
A
letter ballot shall be authorized by any of the following:
a.
Majority vote of those present at a consensus body meeting;
b.
The chair;
c.
The executive committee (if one exists);
d.
The secretariat;
e.
Petition of five or more members of the consensus body.
8.6 Other review
Proposals
for new American National Standards or reaffirmation, revision, or withdrawal
of existing American National Standards shall be transmitted to ANSI for
listing in Standards Action for comment.
The
Secretariat shall determine whether listing of proposed Standards Actions shall
be concurrent with the final consensus body letter ballot and whether
announcement in other suitable media is appropriate.
Views
and objections resulting from the above shall be dealt with in accordance with 8.6.
Any substantive change (see Annex A of the ANSI Essential Requirements) made in
the proposed American National Standard shall be relisted
in accordance with.Clause 8.6.
8.7 Disposition of views and objections
When
the balloting has been closed, the secretary shall forward the ballot tally to
the chair of the consensus body or, if appropriate, of the subgroup; the chair
shall determine whether the expressed views and objections shall be considered
by correspondence or at a meeting.
Prompt
consideration shall be given to the expressed views and objections of all
participants, including those commenting on the listing in Standards
Action. An effort to resolve all
expressed objections shall be made, and each objector shall be advised in
writing of the disposition of the objection and the reasons therefor. In addition, each objector shall be informed in
writing that an appeals process exists within procedures used by the standards
developer.
Substantive
changes (see Annex A of the ANSI Essential Requirements) required to resolve
objections, and unresolved objections, shall be reported to the consensus body
members in order to afford all members an opportunity to respond to them or to
reaffirm or change their votes within four weeks.
When
the above process is completed, in accordance with procedures of the standards
developer, the standards developer may consider any comments received subsequent
to the closing of the public review and comment period, or shall consider them
at the next review.
8.8 Report of final result
The
final result of the voting shall be reported, by interest categories, to the
consensus body.
9. Submittal of standard
Upon
completion of the procedures for voting, disposition of views and objections,
and appeals, the proposed standard shall be submitted to ANSI by the
secretariat.
The
information supplied to ANSI by the secretariat shall include all relevant
material required by ANSI as outlined in clause 4.2 of the ANSI Essential
Requirements. If the secretariat does not submit the proposal to ANSI within a
reasonable period of time, any member(s) of the consensus body may make the
submittal.
10. Communications
Correspondence
of the ASC officers should be on “ASC correspondence” letterhead.
10.1 Formal
internal communication
If
correspondence between subcommittees or between working groups of different
subcommittees or different subcommittees involve issues or decisions (i.e.,
non-routine matters) affecting other subcommittees, copies shall be sent to all
affected subcommittee chairs, the secretariat, and the consensus body officers.
10.2 External
communication
Inquiries
relating to the ASC should be directed to the secretariat, and members should
so inform individuals who raise such questions.
All replies to inquiries shall be made through the secretariat.
10.3 Requests
for interpretation of standards
Written
inquiries requesting interpretation of the ASC’s
approved American National Standards shall be responded to in accordance with Clause
11 herein. Revisions to the standard
resulting from requests for interpretations shall be processed in accordance
with these procedures.
11. Interpretations
Requests for
interpretations shall be submitted or confirmed in writing to the Secretary of
C63tm.who shall forward the request to the appropriate subcommittee chair. Requests for interpretations addressed to
ANSI shall be referred to the Secretary of C63tm, since official interpretations of American
National Standards shall be made only by the accredited standards developer
responsible for maintenance of that standard.
Upon receipt,
the subcommittee chair shall screen all such requests to separate those that
require formal interpretation from those requesting an explanation. An
interpretation provides meaning to a clause, phrase, or sentence when it is
open to more than one reading or is ambiguous. An explanation does not attempt
to resolve ambiguities, but tries to elucidate the reasons for a particular
concept or approach.
The
subcommittee chair shall prepare explanations in the manner it deems practical
and send them to the party initiating the request. A copy of the explanation
shall be kept in the subcommittee chair’s records for consideration in any
revisions or amendments to the standard.
Requests for
interpretations shall be forwarded to a designated interpretations subgroup.
The subgroup
shall prepare a draft response. That draft interpretation shall be circulated
within the designated interpretations subgroup and transmitted to the party
initiating the request only after it has met the concurrence of the interpretations
subgroup. Interpretations shall be developed in a timely fashion. A copy of the
written interpretation shall be forwarded to the appropriate subcommittee
chair. for consideration as an amendment to the standard or for inclusion in
the next revision. A copy shall also be forwarded to the Secretary of C63
together with a list of members of the interpretations subgroup for the C63
permanent project files.
Accredited
Standards Committee (ASC) C63tm shall comply with the ANSI Patent Policy which
is reproduced below.
There
is no objection in principle to drafting a proposed American National Standard
in terms that include the use of a patented item, if it is considered that
technical reasons justify this approach.
If
the Institute receives a notice that a proposed American National Standard may
require the use of a patented invention, the procedures in this clause shall be
followed.
12.1 Statement from patent holder
Prior to approval of such a proposed American
National Standard, the Institute shall receive from the identified party or
patent holder (in a form approved by the Institute) either: assurance in the form of a general disclaimer
to the effect that such party does not hold and does not currently intend
holding any invention the use of which would be required for compliance with
the proposed American National Standard or assurance that:
a)
a license will be made available without
compensation to the applicants desiring to utilize the license for the purpose
of implementing the standard; or
b)
a license will be made available to applicants
under reasonable terms and conditions that are demonstrably free of any unfair
discrimination.
12.2 Record of statement
A record of the patent holder’s statement shall
be placed and retained in the files of the Institute.
12.3 Notice
When the Institute receives from a patent holder
the assurance set forth in a) or b) above, the standard shall include a note as
follows:
NOTE – The user’s
attention is called to the possibility that compliance with this standard may
require use of an invention covered by patent rights.
By publication
of this standard, no position is taken with respect to the validity of this
claim or of any patent rights in connection therewith. The patent holder has,
however, filed a statement of willingness to grant a license under these rights
on reasonable and nondiscriminatory terms and conditions to applicants desiring
to obtain such a license. Details may be obtained from the standards developer.
12.4 Responsibility for identifying patents
The Institute shall not be responsible for
identifying all patents for which a license may be required by an American
National Standard or for conducting inquiries into the legal validity or scope
of those patents that are brought to its attention.
Provisions
involving business relations between buyer and seller such as guarantees,
warranties, and other commercial terms and conditions shall not be included in
a Standard developed by C63tm. It is not
acceptable to include proper names or trademarks of specific companies or
organizations, acceptable manufacturer lists, service
provider lists, or similar material in the text of a standard or in an annex
(or the equivalent). Where a sole source
exists for essential equipment, materials or services necessary to determine
compliance with the standard, it is permissible to supply the name and address
of the source in a footnote or informative annex as long as the words
“or the equivalent” are added to the reference.
In connection with standards that relate to the determination of whether
products or services conform to one or more standards, the process or criteria
for determining conformity can be standardized as long as the description of
the process or criteria is limited to technical and engineering concerns and
does not include what would otherwise be a commercial term or proper name.
Records shall be prepared
and maintained to provide evidence of compliance with these procedures. Records concerning new, revised, or
reaffirmed a
Standards developed by C63tm maintained under the periodic maintenance option shall
be retained for one complete standards cycle, or until the standard is
revised.
Records concerning actions
on Standards developed by C63tm, or a part(s) of a Standard developed by C63tm, maintained under the continuous maintenance option
shall be retained for a minimum of five (5) years or until approval of the
subsequent revision or reaffirmation of the complete standard.
Records concerning
withdrawals of all Standards developed by C63tm shall be retained for at least five years from the date of withdrawal.
International
System of Units (SI) are the preferred units of measurement in Standards developed by C63tm.
16. Termination of ASC
A
proposal to terminate an Accredited Standards Committee may be made by a
directly and materially affected interest.
The proposal shall be submitted in writing to the ASC and to ANSI and
shall include at least the following:
a.
Reasons why the ASC should be terminated;
b.
The name(s) of the organization(s) that will assume responsibility for
maintenance of any existing American National Standard(s) that is(are) the
responsibility of the consensus body.
If
it appears, after review by ANSI and discussion among the proponent of the
action, the secretariat, and the Executive Standards Council or its designee,
that the desired objectives can best be reached by termination, the proposal
and supporting documentation shall be submitted to the committee with a letter
ballot to terminate the committee and transfer responsibility, as appropriate,
for the affected standards. The proposal
for termination of the ASC shall be announced for comment in Standards Action.
17. Appeals
Persons
who have directly and materially affected interests and who have been or may be
adversely affected by a substantive or procedural action or inaction of the
consensus body or the secretariat shall have the right to appeal.
Persons
who have directly and materially affected interests and who have been or will
be adversely affected by any procedural action or inaction by a standards
developer with regard to the development of a proposed American National
Standard or the revision, reaffirmation, or withdrawal of an existing American
National Standard, have the right to appeal. A standards developer may choose
to offer an appeals process to address appeals on other than procedural issues.
Procedural complaints include whether a technical issue was afforded due
process. The burden of proof to show adverse effect shall be on the appellant.
Appeals of actions shall be made within reasonable time limits; appeals of
inactions may be made at any time. Appeals shall be directed to the standards
developer responsible for the action or inaction in accordance with the appeals
procedures of the standards developer.
17.2 Complaint
The
appellant shall file a written complaint with the secretariat within thirty
days after the date of notification of action or at any time with respect to
inaction. The complaint shall state the
nature of the objection(s) including any adverse effects, the clause(s) of
these procedures or the standard that is at issue, actions or inactions that
are at issue, and the specific remedial action(s) that would satisfy the
appellant’s concerns. Previous efforts
to resolve the objection(s) and the outcome of each shall be noted.
17.3 Response
Within
thirty days after receipt of the complaint, the respondent (chair or
secretariat representative) shall respond in writing to the appellant,
specifically addressing each allegation of fact in the complaint to the extent
of the respondent’s knowledge.
17.4 Hearing
If
the appellant and the respondent are unable to resolve the written complaint
informally in a manner consistent with these procedures, the secretariat shall
schedule a hearing with an appeals panel on a date agreeable to all
participants, giving at least ten working days notice.
17.5 Appeals panel
The
appeals panel shall consist of three individuals who have not been directly
involved in the matter in dispute, and who will not be materially or directly
affected by any decision made or to be made in the dispute. At least two members shall be acceptable to
the appellant and at least two shall be acceptable to the respondent.
17.6 Conduct of the hearing
The
appellant has the burden of demonstrating adverse effects, improper actions or
inactions, and the efficacy of the requested remedial action. The respondent has the burden of
demonstrating that the consensus body and the secretariat took all actions in
compliance with these procedures and that the requested remedial action would
be ineffective or detrimental. Each
party may adduce other pertinent arguments, and members of the appeals panel
may address questions to individuals.
Robert’s Rules of Order (latest edition) shall apply to questions of
parliamentary procedure for the hearing not covered herein.
17.7 Decision
The
appeals panel shall render its decision in writing within thirty days, stating
findings of fact and conclusions, with reasons therefor, based on a
preponderance of the evidence presented to the appeals panel. Consideration shall be given to the following
positions, among others, in formulating the decision:
a.
Finding for the appellant, remanding the action to the consensus body or the
secretariat with a specific statement of the issues and facts in regard to
which fair and equitable action was not taken;
b.
Finding for the respondent, with a specific statement of the facts that
demonstrate fair and equitable treatment of the appellant and the appellant’s
objections;
c.
Finding that new, substantive evidence has been introduced, and remanding the
entire action to the consensus body or the secretariat for appropriate
reconsideration.
17.8 Further appeal
If
the appellant gives notice that further appeal to ANSI is intended, a full
record of the complaint, response, hearing, and decision shall be submitted by
the secretariat to ANSI.
18. Parliamentary
procedures
On
questions of parliamentary procedure not covered in these procedures, Robert’s
Rules of Order (latest edition) may be used to expedite due process.
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